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In what may have felt like an eternity, Ricks managed to snap a couple of photos and video from a safe distance before the snake recoiled and slithered upwards into the engine again.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Without effective mitigation plans, the team warns there is a chance the snakes—with even larger mouths than thought—could eventually slither into wider portions of the Southeastern US.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Continue to speed up the container, and more of these perfect tornadoes will slither in from the rim.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Over the years it’s slithered its way into a handful of new boot silhouettes, belts, and even bags, too.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Without effective mitigation plans, the team warns there is a chance the snakes—with even larger mouths than thought—could eventually slither into wider portions of the Southeastern US.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Continue to speed up the container, and more of these perfect tornadoes will slither in from the rim.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Over the years it’s slithered its way into a handful of new boot silhouettes, belts, and even bags, too.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slither
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Reached by a real asphalted road, which snakes around the mountainside, the mountain also affords spectacular panoramic views of wooded plains way below, stretching to the horizon.John Hopewell, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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At the recruiting expo, as people stood in snaking lines that sometimes stretched longer than those for the night’s afterparties, all the big players were accounted for: Netflix, Axon, Meta, Google, Oracle.Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some sailors clung to mooring lines, crawling across to find safety.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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The creature then rips her mouth open and crawls inside.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the Christmas classics are creeping back into the mix as the holidays approach.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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And despite the warning signs, tunnel vision crept in.Matthew Beddingfield and George Leopold, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Yip says features and design elements, everything like a pocket placement to how a jacket may work with gloves—or even how smooth or stiff the zipper sliding action is—is all under consideration when designing.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Take in sweeping landmark views from the dining area, where sliding glass doors open onto a wraparound terrace with an outdoor kitchen alongside a pergola-shaded alfresco dining space, a fire pit and a plunge pool.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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